Day 63: Haines Junction YT to Burnwash Landing YT, 76 miles Date: August 2nd 2013 Wake up was at 7am for my group. Packed up and got ready. I am down to 20 mins (without tent packing time) for getting ready. Oatmeal for breakfast followed by ride dedications. Brittany led the Hakka. I biked with […]

I’ve been waiting for today since day 2. Today my route met up with both of the others. We applied together, trained together, fundraised together, and became friends together over the 18 months leading up to the ride. I could envision myself spending my summer with the people on any of the routes, so it […]

Today was our last rest day with just the Sierra Route, and our hosts Dorrie and Dave were absolutely amazing. They spoiled us and made sure we were ready for the cold that northern Canada offers. We ate well and got to visit the local cancer center there. It was also great to just relax […]

Yesterday the team road a century. Today 6 teammates and I combined 2 days of riding and rode 155 miles from Williams Lake to Prince George. It was a wild experience. We started the ride with the rising sun, and it was cold. 20 miles into the ride I was shivering and pulsing my fingers […]

The road today was quite possibly the worst conditioned we’ve seen all trip. I felt like we were on a rotisserie of gravel, cracks, debris, and construction. It was odd to see how things like road conditions can completely shift team morale. The constant bumps in the road were hammering my joints and tightening my […]

Day 62: Whitehorse YT to Haines Junction YT, 100 miles Date: August 1st 2013 Wake up was at 7am for my group (we have two big groups if riders because there are 68 of us). Breakfast was oatmeal with peanut butter. Ride dedication followed. I rode for my little sister Ashwini today. She is taking […]

I’ve written my first post about 5 times, or at least tried to, but never knew how to start it. I have drafts on drafts of poor, forced journals, but today, it actually feels natural. So, I figured I would take advantage of that. Today has been a really great day for many reasons. After […]

Day 61: Rest day in Whitehorse YT Date: July 31st 2013 I had a good nights sleep and woke up at 8am. I did not want to sleep more. I had to do laundry, find internet and make calls and wanted to roam around Whitehorse. I got ready, took all my dirty clothes, and hopped […]

Day 60 Rockies: Teslin YT to Whitehorse YT, 110 miles Date: July 30th 2013 Wake up was at 5am. We had not had a 5am wake up for a while but we had to get to Whitehorse before 6pm. But I got woken up at 3:30am. As I looked outside my tent, I could see […]

Day 59 Rockies: Rancheria YT to Teslin YT, 89 miles Date: July 29th 2013 Wake up was at 7am. It was a relatively late wakeup because we did not have time deadlines today. Breakfast was provided by our host. The pancake they provided is one of the best I’ve ever had. I’m not a big […]